LPC, Doctoral Level

Shannon Lynch Williams

C urriculum Vitae

C ONTACT I NFORMATION

A ddress:

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W illis, TX 77318

P hone: 4 09 - 283 - 1974

E mail: s *****@****.***

E DUCATION

S am Houston S tate University, Huntsville, TX

P h.D. in Counselor Education A nticipated

S tatus: D octoral Candidate, ABD D ecember 2 014

P roposal Defense Date: 2 /14/2014

F inal Defense Date: A nticipated September 2014

D issertation Title: C onservati ve Christian parents’ e xperiences following

d isclosure of a child’s homosexual identity: A hermeneutic phenomenological

study.

D issertation Chair: D r. Rick Bruhn, Ed.D., LPC - S, LMFT, Texas MFT Board

M ember

L amar University, B eaumont, TX

M .Ed. in School C ounseling 2 006

L amar University, Beaumont, TX

M .Ed. in Instructional Supervision 2 002

S tephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX

B . S. in Interdisciplinary Studies 1 996

S pecialization s : E lementary Education, Reading, English

P ROFESSIONAL CREDENT IALS

C urrent Texas Licenses

L icense d Professional Counselor # 66084

C urrent Texas Teaching and Professional Certifications

School Counselor (grades EC-12)

Educational Diagnostician (grades EC-12)

English as a Second Language (grades 1-12)

Secondary English (grades 6-12)

Secondary English Language Arts (grades 6-12)

Elementary Self-Contained (grades 1-8)

Elementary English (grades 1-8)

Elementary Reading (grades 1-8)

I nf ormation Processing Technologies II (grades 1 - 8)

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C LINICAL E XPERIENCE

S ole Proprietor, S oul Solutions, PLLC

O ffice i n Shenandoah, TX 1 0/2013 - P resent

P roviding mental health services to children, adolescents, and adults in a

p rivate practice setting;

I dentifying and implementing research - based interventions in sessions

u niquely tailored to the needs of e ach client ;

M anaging all aspects of business, including patient scheduling, billing,

a nd marketing, among others ;

M aintaining all client documentation in accordance with ethical a nd

legal guidelines and contractual commit ments to third party payers ;

C ollabor ating with patients, insurance p roviders, and other mental health

c ar e professionals t o d etermine p atients’ a ppropriate t reatment needs, to

a ssess their progress toward goals, and to ensure continuity of care

a cross providers ;

C onducting intake assessments with clients and determining appropriate

d iagnoses, when necessary ; a nd

C onsulting other professional c ounselors regarding difficult client cases,

o bscure ethical dilemmas, and best practices in the field

V ision Consulting, Inc., Jasper, TX

1 /2012 – 6 /2012

C ontract Therapist

W ork ed o ne day each w eek to provide p erson- centered c ounseling services

t o geriatric clients living in long - term residential facilit ies;

M aintained a w eekly caseload of 10 - 15 clients spread across three facilities;

C ollaborated w ith treatment team to d etermine appropriate goals a nd

i nterventions for clients;

A sses sed c lients’ t reatment progress and need for continuing services;

M aintained t imely and accurate written documentation;

C oordinated t reatment schedules to allow for clients’ maximum

i nvolvement in social and familial activities; and

A ssisted c lients in processing end - of- life concerns

S am Houston State University, H untsville, TX

6 / 2011 – 5 / 2014

D octoral Assistant, Department of Counselor Education

Coordinating and managing daily operations of The Woodlands Center Community

Counseling Clinic, including client scheduling, record-keeping, and collaborating with

departmental professors to ensure procedural continuity across teaching sections (four

semesters);

Supervising master- and doctoral-level students enrolled in supervised practica

courses (typically 5-7 students each semester for the past eight semesters);

Conducting weekly one-hour supervision sessions (i.e., individual, triadic, and group)

with assigned supervisees each semester;

Collaborating with departmental professors on various research projects;

Conducting interviews with candidates for SHSU’s master program in Counseling;

Assisting professors and both master- and doctoral-level students in their work with

clients at The Woodlands Center Community Counseling Center and at the Jack

Staggs Counseling Clinic ;

Modeling effective counseling for students with the use of role-play activities; and

Filling in as a substitute therapist on occasion for students who are unable to see their

clients due to crises, illness, and other personal matters that prevent them from comi ng

to the clinic

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S CHOOL COUNSELING EXPERIENCE

S plendora High School, Splendora, TX

H igh School Counselor : Grades 9 & 10 2 010 - 2 011

Conducted individual counseling sessions with students using person-centered

therapy, reality therapy, and solution-focused therapy techniques; Collaborated

with parents and students to devise personal graduation plans for students; Led

small psychoeducational groups with students on the topic of substance abuse;

Served on various campus committees (e.g., 504, ARD, LPAC); Acted as campus

PSAT coordinator and Homeless Liaison; Assisted students with course scheduling;

Collaborated with school administrators to plan, implement, and evaluate campus -

wide programs; Conducted campus-wide in-service training for teachers and

administrators

W heat Elementary School, Woodville, TX

E lementary School Counselor : Grades PK - 2 2 006 - 2 010

Conducted individual counseling sessions with students using play therapy, reality

therapy, person-centered therapy, and solution-focused therapy techniques;

Collaborated with teachers and parents to develop behavior intervention plans for

students; Worked with small groups of students to develop social skills and

awareness; Presented character education lessons to groups of students; Worked

with various community organizations to provide charitable services to at -risk

students and their families; Led 504 and Response to Intervention team meetings ;

Served as district TELPAS coordinator and campus testing coordinator;

Coordinated home-bound services for special needs students;

T EACHING EXPERIENCE: H IGHER EDUCATION

S am Houston State University, Huntsville, TX

6 / 201 – 8 /2012

D octoral Teaching Assistant

I nstructor of R ecord for the following undergraduate courses:

I ntroduction to the Principles of Counseling (i.e., CNE 331),

F all 2011, Spring 2012

I ntroduction to Helping Relationships (CNE 231), Summer

2 012

T eaching Assistant for the following graduate courses:

M ethods o f Research (CNE 579), Summer 2011

A ssessment in Guidance and Counseling (CNE 663), Summer

2 012

S upervised Practice in Counseling (CNE 676), Summer 2011 –

S ummer 2012

S ubstitute Instructor for the following graduate courses:

C areer Counseling Across the L ifespan(CNE 570), Spring 2012

C ross Cultural Issues in Counseling (CNE 592), Summer 2012

A ngelina College, Lufkin, TX

A djunct Instructor – M icrosoft PowerPoint 2 002

Developed syllabus and overall course structure for teaching adult learners earning

Continuing Education Units through the Community Services Department

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T EACHING EXPERIENCE: HIGHER EDUCATION, CONT.

I ntel Teach to the Future Program

M aster Teacher – C lassroom Technology Integration 2 001 - 2002

I nstructed teachers and administrators in Tyler County, Texas, schools in

a 4 0 - hour, s emester - long course pertaining to classroom technology

i ntegration for which three college hours could be obtained from Texas

A &M University; Course was funded in part by the Bill & Melinda Gates

F oundation and Intel; Instructed the course for two conse cutive semesters

T EACHING EXPERIENCE: K - 12

W oodville High School, Woodville, TX

C lassroom Instructor 2 003 - 2006

T aught English III, English III AP, and ESL classes to high school students;

S erved on various c ampus committees ; M entor ed beginning teachers;

C oached U .I.L. c ross - examination debate and Lincoln - Douglas debate

t eams; Led student travel group to Boston and N ew York City

W heat Elementary School, Woodville, TX / Spurger Elementary, Spurger,

T X/Warren Elementary, Warren, TX

C lassroom Instructor 1 996 - 2003

Taught all core subjects to second- and third-grade students in self-contained

settings; Taught reading to third-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students in both

departmentalized and self-contained settings; Served on the Site-Based, Math,

Science, Technology, and At -Risk Committees; Coached U.I.L. spelling and ready

writing teams; Served as second-grade ESL teacher

S TUDIES ABROAD

U niversidad de Iberoamerica (UNIBE), San José, Costa Rica

I n collaboration with: Sam Houston State University, Department of 2 012

C ounselor Education

T ravelled with doctoral cohort and studied education and mental health

s ystems of Costa Rica for two weeks during the summer

2 008

U niversidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG), Guadalajara, Mexico

I n collaboration with: Lone Star College Montgomery

L ived with a local host family for one month in the summer and studied

S panish at the Universidad; Earned Continuing Education Units to

s upport ESL certification

P APER PRESENTATIONS

S tanley, S., & Williams, S. (2010). R elationship between spirituality and the existential variables

o f loneliness, well - being, and m eaninglessness among adults in Texas. P aper presented at the

S outhwest Educational Research Association Conference. New Orleans, LA.

S hannon Lynch Williams, Vitae P age 4 o f 6

C ONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

W illiams, S. (2002). T echnology in the second grade classroom . Presented at the 2002 Region

5 /TCEA Back - to - School Technology Conference. Nederland, TX: Region 5 Education Service

C enter.

W illiams, S. (2001). e Pals in the primary grades . Presented at the 2001 Region 5/TCEA Back -

to - School Technology Conference. Silsbee, TX: Region 5 Education Servi ce Center.

W illiams, S. L. (2012). G ay slang and lesbian lingo: How jargon helps to inform understanding

o f a culture. P resented at the 2012 Professional Development Conference. Galveston, TX.

W illiams, S. L., & Hall, S. (2012). T riangulation in the s chool counseling setting. P resented at

t he 2012 Professional Development Conference. Galveston, TX: Texas Counseling

A ssociation.

W illiams, S. L., & Hall, S. (2013, Feb. ). T riangulation in the school counseling setting.

P resented at the 2013 School Couns elor Conference. Austin, TX: Texas School Counselor

A ssociation.

W illiams, S. L., & Hall, S. (2013, Oct.). T riangulation in the school counseling setting.

P resented at Richardson ISD’s Fall School Counselor In - Service. Richardson, TX: Richardson

I SD.

W illi ams, S. L., & Serres, S. (2013). F rom formidable to fun: Teaching Appraisal in Counseling.

P resented at the 2013 National Conference. Houston, TX: Association for Assessment and

R esearch in Counseling.

O THER P RESENTATIONS

W illiams, S. L., & Hall, S. (20 13, Oct.). T riangulation in the school counseling setting.

P resented at the Richardson ISD School Counselor In - Service. Richardson, TX: Richardson

I ndependent School District.

W illiams, S. L. (2014, Jan.). C ounseling LGBT Clients. P resented to the cou nseling staff of

Montgomery County Youth Services, The Woodlands, TX.

W illiams, S. L. (2014, Mar.). B owen’s Family Systems Theory. P resented to students in Theories

o f Marriage and Family class (Dr. Tina Ainsworth, Instructor of Record). Huntsville, TX:

S am Houston State University.

P UBLICATIONS

W illiams, S. L., Bruhn, R., & Henriksen, R. (2011). Influences of training and person al

e xperiences on counselor trainees’ GLBT ally development: A case study. Q ualitative Report,

1 8 (8), 1 - 20. Retrievable from: http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR18/lynch7.pdf

W illiams, S. L., F itzgerald, K., & Ane, P. R elationship between mothers’ multiple - par tner

fertility and their kindergarten children’s maladaptive school behaviors. M anuscript nearing

c ompletion.

W illiams, S. L., & Henriksen, R. T he ways in which mothers of multiple - partner fertilit y manage

t heir relationships with their children and their c hildren’s fathers. Manuscript nearing

c ompletion.

W illiams, S. (2004, Aug./Sept.). Quick connection. M ailbox: The Idea Magazine for Teachers,

3 4.

W illiams, S. (2000, Aug./Sept.). Picture - perfect portfolios. M ailbox: The Idea Magazine for

T eachers, 5 9.

E DITORIALS

S ubstitute a d - hoc reviewer for T he Family Journal, 2011, 2014

S hannon Lynch Williams, Vitae P age 5 o f 6

P ROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

A merican Counseling Association

A merican Association for LGBT Issues in Counseling

A merican Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development

A merican Association for Counselor Education and Supervision

T exas Counseling Association

T exas School Counselor Association

T exas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision

T exas Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development

T exas A ssociation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling

C hi Sigma Iota, Beta Kappa Tau Chapter

S ecretary, 2011

A WARDS

E xcellence in Writing 2 013

N ominated by Dr. Richard C. Henriksen, SHSU, Department of Counselor

E ducation; Awarded by t he SHSU Writing Center and Sigma Tau Delta

( English Honor Society) for SHSU’s Across - the - University Writing

P rogram

P erfect Academic Record 2 002

A warded by the faculty of the Department of Educational Leadership at

L amar University, Beaumont, TX

S hannon Lynch Williams, Vitae P age 6 o f 6

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